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Move Your 1Password Database to Strongbox: Import File Attachments, Custom Fields and More

February 20, 2023

Strongbox is now more reliable than ever when importing 1Password databases, with improved handling of file attachments, custom fields, tags, and folder structures. Introduction When you migrate from 1Password to

CVE-2023-24055 Vulnerability Update

February 3, 2023

Security researchers have recently discovered a vulnerability in the Windows KeePass app that could allow attackers to obtain stored passwords in cleartext. The bug has been dubbed CVE-2023-24055. The Strongbox

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How To Use KeePass on Your iPhone, iPad & Mac

January 25, 2023

What is KeePass? KeePass is a password manager that can securely store passwords, login credentials and other personal information that you need to remember. It’s also an open source file

🇬🇷 Καλώς ήρθες Ελλάδα!

January 18, 2023

You can now use Strongbox in Greek. Update your app to version 1.58.3 to take advantage. A big thank you to John Spiropoulos for providing the Greek localisation. Let us

Introducing Strongbox Universal

August 5, 2022

Strongbox is now a universal App. This means it runs on both iOS and macOS, and it also means you only need one license to take advantage of all Pro

🇵🇱 Witaj Polsko!

May 20, 2022

Strongbox (1.55.7) has just been localised into Polish with the help of our wonderful Polish L10n expert! (Dziękuję Łukasz!) We hope this makes things a little more convenient for you

Welcome 1Password Refugees

October 27, 2021

Just take me to the 1Password to KeePass migration steps… Introduction We have received much correspondence over the last month or so from some very anxious 1Password users. The news

Duress PIN – What is it and why would I need it?

May 17, 2021

So what is this Duress PIN thing and how does it work? The name gives it away, let’s look at a dictionary definition of duress: Note: The Duress PIN Feature

WebDAV and SFTP now available on MacOS

May 3, 2021

Strongbox now supports WebDAV and SFTP on MacOS. These new storage providers have been much requested because they provide the ability to host your own KeePass database on your own

Syncing with a Synology NAS

April 19, 2021

It seems that Synology released an update (version 5.15.0 on April 13th 2021) to their DS File App which appears to be problematic for users who use the “Files” method

Interview with Strongbox Founder on Safety Detectives

March 30, 2021

Recently our founder, Mark, sat down (virtually) for an interview with Aviva Zacks over at Safety Detectives. In this short piece he speaks about the origins of Strongbox, how the

Olá Português do Brasil! Strongbox is now available in Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷

March 16, 2021

Strongbox (1.52.9) has just been localised into Brazilian Portuguese (PT-BR) with the help of our wonderful Brazilian L10n expert! (Obrigado Wolfgang!) We hope this makes things a little more comfortable

Offline Editing

February 15, 2021

Strongbox on iOS now supports Offline Editing. Previously it was only possible to view your database while offline but now it’s possible to add, remove, edit and reorganise your database

Advanced Sync and Auto-Merge (iOS)

January 26, 2021

With the release of Strongbox 1.51.0 comes (finally) the much requested “Advanced Sync” feature. We wrote about this a little in our previous update about Compare & Merge. It is

Hallo Nederland! – Strongbox now available in Dutch

January 25, 2021

Strongbox (1.52.0) has just been localized into Dutch with the help of a wonderfully dedicated volunteer (Thank you!) We hope this makes things a lot more comfortable and apologies for

Compare & Merge (iOS)

January 14, 2021

Preview in new tab A key component required for developing the Advanced Sync feature (coming soon) is the ability to compare databases and then to merge them. It’s quite a

Ahoj Česko! Hello Czech Speakers

December 4, 2020

Strongbox has just been localized into Czech with the help of S474N who managed the localization in record time and has done a wondeful job, we hope you’ll agree! Czech

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